A Chapter Named C

ring

i took it off
i feel naked
you noticed it
the second day
didn't say a word
now it lies around
the straw of my bottle
have it at all times
for safekeeping
until i
give it back
or you
take it back
and now
a week later
you tell me to keep it
so i wrap it around my finger
forevermore

[3/16/2022]